Oakwood School
Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Gladstone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 1,610
- URN
- 125273
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293785363
About this school
Oakwood School is a community secondary school in Horley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,610 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakwood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 264 | 283 | 286 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 43.3 | 43.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 -0.75 to -0.40 | -0.27 -0.44 to -0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 36% | 33.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 62.9% | 59.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 27.9% | 26.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oakwood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,516 |
| 2023/24 | 1,572 |
| 2024/25 | 1,600 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakwood School compares
Oakwood School ranked 47th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43 | 9.2% | 17.3% | 1,610 | — |
| Hazelwick School | 50.2 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,913 | 3.3 miles |
| Reigate School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 20.5% | 1,252 | 3.9 miles |
| Ifield Community College | — | — | — | 1,214 | 4.5 miles |
| Oriel High School | 45.4 | 8.8% | 14.9% | 1,441 | 4.7 miles |
| Carrington School | 45 | 7.9% | 28.2% | 1,012 | 4.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.25%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.23%
- Persistent absence
- 27.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hazelwick School3.3 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Reigate School3.9 miles
Secondary · Reigate
-
Ifield Community College4.5 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Oriel High School4.7 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Carrington School4.8 miles
Secondary · Redhill
Other schools in Horley
- Burstow Primary School Primary
- Charlwood Village Primary School Primary
- Horley Infant School Primary
- Langshott Primary School Primary
- Manorfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Meath Green Infant School Primary
- Meath Green Junior School Primary
- Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School Primary
- Westvale Park Primary Academy Primary
- Yattendon School Primary
- Minerva May School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Oakwood School teach?
- Oakwood School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Horley.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakwood School?
- The headteacher of Oakwood School is Mr Jon Gladstone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakwood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oakwood School?
- Oakwood School has 1,610 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oakwood School full?
- Oakwood School has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 1,610 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakwood School a faith school?
- No. Oakwood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oakwood School a selective school?
- No. Oakwood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Oakwood School have?
- The schools register lists Oakwood School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oakwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 43 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakwood School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Oakwood School ranked 47th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakwood School's absence rate?
- Oakwood School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakwood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.